Court records: Tuscaloosa County man handcuffed 2 children to bedframe

VANCE, Ala. (WBRC) - A Tuscaloosa County man is charged with child abuse torture and aggravated child abuse.

Court records claim David Philips handcuffed a boy and girl to a bedframe and whipped at least one of the children after she told law enforcement about the handcuffing.

The sheriff’s office began investigating after Philips failed to enroll the two children in school. Deputies who visited the home said they found one child with handcuffs still attached to his leg, chains on one child’s bedframe and pills under the bed.

According to court records, the children are in the care of DHR. Philips is being held without bond.

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